Rhian
Unisex · Welsh
Unisex
Rhian is a name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Rhian mean?
Welsh
A female given name from Welsh.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rhian a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Rhian has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK.
How popular is Rhian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Rhian, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 201 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rhian in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Girls were 99% of the babies named Rhian in the UK in 1996, and 70% in 2024.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Rhian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,527 |
| 2014 | 39 | #1,002 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 49 | #846 |
| 2011 | 47 | #844 |
| 2010 | 42 | #900 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 59 | #681 |
| 2007 | 58 | #662 |
| 2006 | 80 | #515 |
| 2005 | 64 | #569 |
| 2004 | 73 | #504 |
| 2003 | 101 | #400 |
| 2002 | 100 | #378 |
| 2001 | 108 | #346 |
| 2000 | 125 | #315 |
| 1999 | 115 | #322 |
| 1998 | 154 | #278 |
| 1997 | 154 | #272 |
| 1996 | 201 | #224 |
How popular is Rhian in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 59 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Rhian in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rhian in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4,766 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 48 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,992 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,823 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
Names like Rhian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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